Category: Gloucester Sports

Disabled American Veterans Forget Me Not drive in Gloucester This Friday and Saturday

Joey,This Friday and Saturday the Disabled American Veterans,chapter74 will be holding it’s annual Forget Me Not drive in Gloucester.We are hoping that the people of Gloucester continue to be generous and give whatever they can.The monies raised go to help the patients at the Edith B.Nourse Veterans hospital in Bedford,Ma.

Thank you,

Thomas R.Dagle Commander.

Thacher Island Fund Raiser-Kayak-a-thon July 21

Fundraising Paddle to THACHER ISLAND

The third annual Thacher Island Kayak-a-thon is scheduled to launch from Old Granite Pier in Rockport at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21. Under the direction of certified sea kayaking guide Michele Marina Desoto, paddlers will make the 3-mile journey past Rockport Harbor and Straitsmouth Island to Thacher Island. Food donated by Cape Ann-area merchants will be served on the island.

Registration fee is $25. Participants who collect enough sponsorship money to reach $75, which includes the registration fee, will receive branded T-shirts and gift bags. Additional prizes will be awarded to paddlers who raise the most money, with a grand prize of two nights’ lodging for up to four people in the Thacher Island assistant keepers’ house (transportation not included).

Profits from the Kayak-a-thon will help fund the Thacher Island Association’s restoration and maintenance projects on Thacher and Straitsmouth islands; all donations are tax-deductible. Parking at Old Granite Pier will be free to Kayak-a-thon participants, and Discovery Adventures of Gloucester will have rental kayaks available on site. To reserve a kayak, call 978-283-3320 or e-mail info@discoveryadventures.org.

To register for the Kayak-a-thon, visit www.thacherislandpaddle.com or call Michele Desoto at 978-836-7165.

9th Annual Seacoast Seven This Saturday, July 21.

Shortly after his wife Marion died, Art McCann conceived of a road race to honor her memory and as a fund raiser for the Friends of Seacoast Nursing Home.  While Marion was a resident at Seacoast, Art took over the chairmanship of the organization which supplies residents with extras like live musical entertainment and a lovely garden they can enjoy during the warmer months.

It’s no surprise that Art chose a running event as he was a record-holding runner in his day at Quincy High School.  As a long-time Gloucester resident, he set out to lay out a course that would provide runners with picturesque views of the ocean.  And, as a serious runner himself, he made sure that the course qualified as a certified course.

This year the 9th Annual Seacoast Seven race is set for this Saturday, July 21 at Stage Fort Park at 9AM.  Runners can preregister online at www.seacoastseven.com.  They can also register Saturday at the park starting at 6:30 AM. The following flyer provides more information.

JD MacEachern submits-

Little Kids Track will start this Wednesday 6pm at the O’Maley Track.

The program is for 5-8 year olds,but if enough 9,10,or 11 year olds show up they can compete also.

The program is free and sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Dept.

The events are the 50 yard and 100 yard Dash and the Long Jump.

There is no registration,come every Wednesday or any Wednesday.

Cindy Cafasso Donaldson to speak at Cove Circle

Cindy Cafasso Donaldson, Vice President & Executive Director, Addison Gilbert Hospital will be the guest speaker at the Cove Circle Thursday, July 26 meeting at 6 p.m.    Ms. Donaldson will provide an update on Addison Gilbert Hospital.

The Cove Circle is a non-profit civic organization serving Cape Ann and is located at Six Breakwater Avenue, Rockport.   New members are always welcome.   Non-member guests are welcome to attend the July 26th meeting.  There is no fee and a cover-dish supper will be held.  Pre-registration is not required.